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No time for nonsense : getting well against the odds

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Jevne, Ronna Fay, Levitan, Alexander. San Diego, CA: Luramedia , 1989.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 J59 1989

Availability: 6 copies, 5 available

This upbeat and sometimes humorous book addresses the most common problems people experience with chronic or life-threatening illness, including the physical, emotional and spiritual challenges.

Author: Jevne, Ronna Fay; Levitan, Alexander

Place of Publication: San Diego, CA

Publisher: Luramedia

Publication Date: 1989

Physical Description: 211 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Social Support; Popular Work

Abstract: This upbeat and sometimes humorous book addresses the most common problems people experience with chronic or life-threatening illness, including the physical, emotional and spiritual challenges.

ISBN: 9780931055638; 0931055636

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 J59 1989

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You can fight for your life : emotional factors in the treatment of cancer

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LeShan, Lawrence. New York, NY: M. Evans and Company, Inc. , 1980.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201.5 L629 1980

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: LeShan, Lawrence

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: M. Evans and Company, Inc.

Publication Date: 1980

Physical Description: xix, 192 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Stress, Psychological; Neoplasms - psychology; Popular Work

ISBN: 0871312344; 0871314940 (pbk.)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201.5 L629 1980

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Beyond grief : a guide for recovering from the death of a loved one

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Staudacher, Carol. Oakland, Ca.: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. , 1987.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 S798b 1987

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Staudacher, Carol

Place of Publication: Oakland, Ca.

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Publication Date: 1987

Physical Description: 144 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Grief; Social Support; Popular Work

ISBN: 0934986436

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 S798b 1987

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Adolescents with cancer : their experience living with a chronic illness

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Rechner, Mona Gale. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1989.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 R297 1989

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Rechner, Mona Gale

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: University of British Columbia

Publication Date: 1989

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adolescent; Chronic Disease; Adaptation, Psychological

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Thesis

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 R297 1989

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Getting well again : a step by step, self help guide to overcoming cancer for patients and their families

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Simonton, O. Carl, Simonton, Stephanie Matthews, Creighton, James L. New York, NY: Bantam Books, Incorporated , 1980.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 S61 1980

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Simonton, O. Carl; Simonton, Stephanie Matthews; Creighton, James L

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Bantam Books, Incorporated

Publication Date: 1980

Subjects: Imagery; Neoplasms - psychology; Stress, Psychological; Popular Work

ISBN: 0553280333; 0553122681

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 S61 1980

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Mainstay : for the well spouse of the chronically ill

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Strong, Maggie. [Boston, MA]: Little, Brown and Company , 1988.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 S923 1988

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Strong tells what it was like to watch her husband become increasingly debilitated by multiple sclerosis, to deal with the financial burden of illness, to realize that their and their children's futures were changed forever. The personal accounts are interspersed with practical advice about dealing…

Author: Strong, Maggie

Place of Publication: [Boston, MA]

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Publication Date: 1988

Subjects: Family - popular works; Chronic Disease; Adaptation, Psychological

Abstract: Strong tells what it was like to watch her husband become increasingly debilitated by multiple sclerosis, to deal with the financial burden of illness, to realize that their and their children's futures were changed forever. The personal accounts are interspersed with practical advice about dealing with physicians, handling insurance, and just coping.

ISBN: 0316819239

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 S923 1988

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Love, medicine and miracles : lessons learned about self-healing from a surgeon's experience with exceptional patients

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Siegel, Bernie S. New York, NY: Harper & Row, Publishers , 1986.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 S571 1986

Availability: 9 copies, 9 available

Author: Siegel, Bernie S

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers

Publication Date: 1986

Subjects: Imagery; Neoplasms - psychology; Mental Healing; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780060919832; 0060919833; 0060914068 (pbk.)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 S571 1986

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Healing brain : breakthrough discoveries about how the brain keeps us healthy

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Ornstein, Robert, Sobel, David. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Inc. , 1987.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172 O74 1987

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Ornstein, Robert; Sobel, David

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Inc.

Publication Date: 1987

Subjects: Brain - physiology - popular works; Psychophysiology - popular works; Stress, Psychological - popular works

ISBN: 0671662368

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM172 O74 1987

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Cancer and emotion : psychological preludes and reactions to cancer

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Hughes, Jennifer. [Toronto, ON]: John Wiley & Sons , 1987.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 H893 1987

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Hughes, Jennifer

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 1987

Subjects: Stress, Psychological; Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms - psychology

ISBN: 0471911879

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 H893 1987

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I want to grow hair, I want to grow up, I want to go to Boise : children surviving cancer

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Bombeck, Erma. New York, NY: Harper & Row, Publishers , 1989.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 B695 1989

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Bombeck, Erma

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers

Publication Date: 1989

Physical Description: xxii, 174 p. : ill. : 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Infant; Child; Popular Work

ISBN: 0060161701

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ200 B695 1989

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It helps to have friends : when mom or dad has cancer

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American Cancer Society. Minnesota Division, Inc. Minnesota, Mn.: American Cancer Society, Inc. , 1987.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 A513i 1987

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: American Cancer Society. Minnesota Division, Inc.

Place of Publication: Minnesota, Mn.

Publisher: American Cancer Society, Inc.

Publication Date: 1987

Subjects: Parent-Child Relations; Neoplasms - psychology; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 C5 A513i 1987

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Fall of Freddie the leaf : a story of life for all ages

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Buscaglia, Leo. New York, NY: Slack Incorporated , 1982.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 B977 1982

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

As Freddie experiences the changing seasons along with his companion leaves, he learns that death is part of life.

Author: Buscaglia, Leo

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Slack Incorporated

Publication Date: 1982

Subjects: Life Change Events; Death; Stress, Psychological; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: As Freddie experiences the changing seasons along with his companion leaves, he learns that death is part of life.

ISBN: 94343232898

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 C5 B977 1982

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Peace, love and healing : bodymind communication and the path to self healing : an exploration

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Siegel, Bernie S. New York, NY: Harper & Row, Publishers , 1989.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 S572 1989

Availability: 8 copies, 8 available

Author: Siegel, Bernie S

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers

Publication Date: 1989

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Mental Healing; Imagery; Popular Work

ISBN: 0060917059; 0060160772

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 S572 1989

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Coming home : a guide to dying at home with dignity

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Duda, Deborah. New York, NY: Aurora Press , 1987.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D844 1987

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Duda, Deborah

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Aurora Press

Publication Date: 1987

Subjects: Attitude to Death - popular works; Death - popular works; Terminal Care - popular works; Home Care Services - popular works

ISBN: 0943358310

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D844 1987

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Ayurveda : the science of self-healing : a practical guide

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Lad, Vasant. Twin Lakes, Wi.: Lotus Press , 1985. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB50 L153 1985

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Lad, Vasant

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Twin Lakes, Wi.

Publisher: Lotus Press

Publication Date: 1985

Subjects: Medicine, Ayurvedic - popular works; Alternative Medicine - popular works

ISBN: 0914955004

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WB50 L153 1985

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Tenth good thing about Barney

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Viorst, Judith, Blegvad, Erik. New York, NY: Aladdin Books , 1988. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 V798 1998

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

This book tells the story of a cat who dies and is buried. The child and father discuss heaven, and later they plant seeds in the garden. The father explains that Barney will become part of the ground and help plants grow, which they decide is a pretty good job for a cat.

Author: Viorst, Judith; Blegvad, Erik

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Aladdin Books

Publication Date: 1988

Subjects: Grief; Infant; Child; Death; Attitude to Death; Parent-Child Relations; Popular Work

Abstract: This book tells the story of a cat who dies and is buried. The child and father discuss heaven, and later they plant seeds in the garden. The father explains that Barney will become part of the ground and help plants grow, which they decide is a pretty good job for a cat.